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Sumit Suri

Sumit Suri

Gurgaon

Summary

I am a highly experienced professional with 19 years of expertise in Digital, Print, TV News, and FMCG industries. My background encompasses Business Development, Business and Financial Planning, Partnerships, Revenue, and Business Strategy. I hold a Double Ph.D. in Economics and Strategy, an MBA in Strategy and Finance from MDI Gurgaon, an LLM in Taxation, and an LLB from Delhi University.

My career highlights include heading revenue and business leadership for Programmatic Revenue at HT Digital Media, as well as involvement in 5 corporate acquisition and valuation deals. I've also managed investment projects for Naspers Digital Business in India and Greece, and I was the first employee to establish Naspers Group's operations in India.

As an entrepreneur, I initiated two startups in the food and clothing sectors, although they were eventually closed due to capital constraints. I've been selected for courses at the London School of Economics, and I hold qualifications such as Management Accountant (ACMA, CGMA) from the Chartered Institute of Management Accounting, a Certificate in Corporate Law from Harvard University Law School, and various professional certifications from Google and Facebook.

Additionally, I serve as a startup consultant in the Fintech and Meta Ecosystem, and I am a part-time professor at various institutes, specializing in the fields of Strategy and Marketing.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Head: Pricing & Strategy

HT Media Digital
05.2017 - Current
  • Lead Pricing for Digital and AOP Strategy and execution
  • Product and Revenue Strategy
  • Executed Due Diligence and Evaluation of Startups worth 10 mn investment opportunity

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Jaipuria Institute of Management
03.2022 - 11.2023
  • Part-time teaching courses in Strategy and Marketing

Consultant - Influencer Marketing and Analytics

Various Stratup
05.2021 - 10.2023

Head Revenue and Sales Excellence

HT Digital Properties
06.2015 - 05.2017
  • Heading Revenue at National Level for Digital Business Websites

Founding Partner

Precioso Fashion & E-Commerce
07.2012 - 07.2015
  • Entrepreneurship Venture in Apparels - Selling online on various platforms, end to end supply chain and marketing services for sme and retailers
  • Developed key operational initiatives to drive and maintain substantial business growth.

Head Programmatic Revenue, Adtech and Ad Operations

HT Digital Streams
07.2012 - 06.2015
  • Heading Programmatic Business Revenue
  • Build and scaled from Rs 10 lakh per month to Rs 2 crore per month

Head of Business Development and Growth

90min
07.2014 - 05.2015
  • Business Lead for the Product and Revenue

Product Business Manager

Htcampus.com And Shine.com
02.2010 - 07.2013

Lead Digital News - Sales and Partnership

HT Media Group
11.2008 - 01.2010
  • Manage product marketing
  • Dealing with Partners and Agencies

Head: Partnerships and Growth- (Products)Ad network & Affiliate Marketing)

Goibibo
12.2007 - 10.2008
  • Develop long term business partnerships and marketing campaigns to deliver value and ROI for advertisers and partners
  • Managing and executing campaign across Google and Facebook Platforms.

Sr Manager Business and Corporate Investments (Country Manager)

Naspers Limited
12.2005 - 11.2007
  • First employee in India - Look at Strategic Investment by analysing opportunities in various media houses i.e
  • ABP, Kolkatta; VRL Group, Karnataka; Punjab Kesari, India Today Group, Outlook and Amar Ujala
  • Research and strategy making on various media groups and analyzing media trends across various media segments (Print, Online and Television)
  • Present investment opportunities and related analysis while pitching the proposed course of action to the Naspers board
  • Worked on four corporate investment deals

Sr Officer

The Times Of India
04.2003 - 11.2005
  • Analysis and study of various brand categories for TOI group publications
  • Category Lead for Auto and Consumer Durable

Brand Manager

Zee Media Corporation Limited
11.2002 - 04.2003
  • Brand Management and Activation
  • Part of the Launch Team at Zee Business

Sales Associate

Pidilite Industries Limited
04.2001 - 04.2002
  • Worked for Pidilite Industries Distribution Agent in Western UP as a Sales Executive
  • Managed the Distributor Network for ensuring sales and revenue collections from them

Education

Master of Business Administration - MBA - Strategy and Finance

Management Development Institute, Gurgaon

Master of Science - Accounting and Finance

Cambridge Judge Business School
UK

Master of Laws - LLM (Professional) - Tax Law/Taxation

National Law University, Delhi

Master of Laws - LLM - Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law

Kurukshetra University

Master's degree - International Taxation

National Academy of Legal Studies & Research (NALSAR) University Hyderabad

Masters Degree - Accounting and Finance

Annamalai University

Bachelor of Laws - LLB - Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law

Delhi University

Post Graduation - Securities Law

Government Law College, Mumbai

Post Graduate Diploma - Corporate Law and Management

Indian Law Institute

Post Graduate Diploma in Advertising and Marketing Management - Marketing/Marketing Management, General

Amity University

Diploma - Cyber Law

Government Law College, Mumbai

Phd in Strategy - Strategy

Indian Institute of Management Nagpur
07.2026

Masters in Law and Accounting - Accounting and Finance

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
01.2019

Skills

  • Online Advertising
  • Programmatic and Data Analytics
  • Sales & Business Development
  • Strategy and Planning
  • Marketing

Certification

  • Certificate in Cities and Climate Change, United Nations Institute for Training and Research
  • Certificate in Corporate Governance, Bombay Stock Exchange Limited
  • Certificate in International Taxation and Transfer Pricing, NUJS Kolkata
  • General Course in IPR, World Intellectual Property Organization - WIPO
  • Certificate in Business Valuation, IIM Bangalore - Executive Programmes
  • Contract Law certificate 8 week course, Harvard Law School
  • Certificate in Business Valuation
  • INSEAD Workshop: Venture Capital, Business Angels, and Starts Ups, INSEAD Executive Education
  • Corporate Strategy Certificate, University of London, UCL School of Management (Coursera) - University of London
  • U.S. International Tax Certificate, AICPA
  • Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate, Google
  • Google Data Analytics Certificate, Coursera
  • Fintech Laws and Policy, Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business
  • Full Member, Bar Council of Delhi
  • Rethinking International Taxation Law, Leiden Law School
  • Facebook Certified Digital Marketing Associate, Meta, 12/2023
  • Facebook Social Media Marketing Professional Certificate, Coursera
  • Google Project Management Professional Certificate, Coursera
  • Risk Management for Public Entities, The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland
  • Corporate Governance, The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland
  • IBM Certified Associate - SPSS Modeler Data Mining v2, IBM
  • WIPO course on IP, World Intellectual Property Organization - WIPO

Timeline

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Jaipuria Institute of Management
03.2022 - 11.2023

Consultant - Influencer Marketing and Analytics

Various Stratup
05.2021 - 10.2023

Head: Pricing & Strategy

HT Media Digital
05.2017 - Current

Head Revenue and Sales Excellence

HT Digital Properties
06.2015 - 05.2017

Head of Business Development and Growth

90min
07.2014 - 05.2015

Founding Partner

Precioso Fashion & E-Commerce
07.2012 - 07.2015

Head Programmatic Revenue, Adtech and Ad Operations

HT Digital Streams
07.2012 - 06.2015

Product Business Manager

Htcampus.com And Shine.com
02.2010 - 07.2013

Lead Digital News - Sales and Partnership

HT Media Group
11.2008 - 01.2010

Head: Partnerships and Growth- (Products)Ad network & Affiliate Marketing)

Goibibo
12.2007 - 10.2008

Sr Manager Business and Corporate Investments (Country Manager)

Naspers Limited
12.2005 - 11.2007

Sr Officer

The Times Of India
04.2003 - 11.2005

Brand Manager

Zee Media Corporation Limited
11.2002 - 04.2003

Sales Associate

Pidilite Industries Limited
04.2001 - 04.2002

Master of Business Administration - MBA - Strategy and Finance

Management Development Institute, Gurgaon

Master of Science - Accounting and Finance

Cambridge Judge Business School

Master of Laws - LLM (Professional) - Tax Law/Taxation

National Law University, Delhi

Master of Laws - LLM - Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law

Kurukshetra University

Master's degree - International Taxation

National Academy of Legal Studies & Research (NALSAR) University Hyderabad

Masters Degree - Accounting and Finance

Annamalai University

Bachelor of Laws - LLB - Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law

Delhi University

Post Graduation - Securities Law

Government Law College, Mumbai

Post Graduate Diploma - Corporate Law and Management

Indian Law Institute

Post Graduate Diploma in Advertising and Marketing Management - Marketing/Marketing Management, General

Amity University

Diploma - Cyber Law

Government Law College, Mumbai

Phd in Strategy - Strategy

Indian Institute of Management Nagpur

Masters in Law and Accounting - Accounting and Finance

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Sumit Suri